Extinction of Fear Memory Attenuates Conditioned Cardiovascular Fear Reactivity

Extinction of Fear Memory Attenuates Conditioned Cardiovascular Fear Reactivity

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is characterized by a heightened emotional and physiological state and an impaired ability to suppress or extinguish traumatic fear memories. Exaggerated physiological responses may contribute to increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in this population, bu...

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Main Authors: Adam P. Swiercz, Antonia V. Seligowski, Jeanie Park, Paul J. Marvar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
PTSD
fear memory
Pavlovian fear conditioning
cardiovascular disease
extinction
physiological hyperarousal
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00276/full

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